For our very first mini-episode, Dan and Tay reflect on their feelings on this project thus far - recounting their adventures with the holy quadrilogy, the awkward fits inbetween, and prepare for the next era of Sonic games! There's lots of talk about how each of them feel, reconsidering how their feelings have changed, and what they look forward to as the crew approaches a sea change for this little guy. Wrestling gets involved, online grievances are aired, bonds are tested in this new installation for Speed Radio! Who will come out correct on their opinion?!

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Can you feel the sunshine, listener! Our hosts certainly do! ...Or at least the shadows cast by a sun glowing too bright, as Dan and Tay discuss the on-foot racer, Sonic R! Much a discussion is had about the origins of this F1 Racer-turned-Sonic, as Traveller's Tales steps up once again to deliver a product unlike any Sonic game before (if you ignore a couple Game Gear bits)! Come listen as they tackle the tricky turning, crazy curves, and dead-end delights as this ambitious open-world product tries to do a lot within its small bounding box. Could someone get Knuckles a sandwich or something? He's looking a little anemic.

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Editor's note: This episode was recorded December 2024. Please forgive the gap in release times, as real life happened to the both of us.

Have you ever wondered if 3D could be compressed EVEN MORE?!??!! On this fifteenth episode of Speed Radio, our hosts rack their brans as they sing the swansong of the underdog gone under - Aspect's final hurrah on a console struggling to keep up. Perhaps the most painful game the hosts have endured - boring structure laced with terrible pre-rendered models, repetitive structure, and some of the WORST water levels to exist in the franchise. How will Dan and Tay keep their wits?! Spoilers: they don't. Good luck!

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Our time has come.....The jump to 3D technology is here, in the form of compressed sprites! On this episode of Speed Radio, Dan and Tay have a nice little chat about the odd duck Genesis game, Sonic 3D Blast/Flickies' Island! Come listen as they explore the fascinating development of this unique isometric platformer, its visual identity, many rereleases, and more! From frustration to delight, messy platforming to immaculate music, this title has everything you want out of an early experimental title. There's also mention of the, uh.....phallic nature of an enemy. Look forward to that!

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Ask not for whom the bell tolls, listener, as it tolls for our two hosts, Dan and Tay! Except, in a literal sense - as these two enter the ring ready to duke it out in a manner most slapstick! On this episode, Dan and Tay talk about the arcade fighter, Sonic The Fighters - otherwise titled Championship - alongside a rich history of Sega as a company. Arcades are no stranger to this Japanese developer, and it was bound to place its biggest mascot in a fighter at some point! Though Sonic had made arcade appearances, this was the first truly 3D experience of our beloved hedgehog. Come listen as our hosts chat about the cartoon nature of this game, its strengths, weaknesses, and odd development as a joke from a staff member. It's going to be a brawl for the ages!

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Welcome, listeners, to a maze most dire! When Eggman's scheming leads to him devising a pair of inverse speed shoes that he swaps for sonic's regular shoes, it is up to our blue blur to undo the curse laid upon him in this action-packed puzzle adventure! Come along as Dan and Tay have a chat about this 1995 release and its pleasant surprise in a sea of murky games. We're seeing improvement on a scale unprecedented as we begin to enter the 3D era of Sonic - will this trend continue in his favor?! Maybe.

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Behold! Another broadcast of Speed Radio be upon ye, listener! With illnesses (mostly) cleared up, the dastardly duo of hosts are all set to tackle yet another Game Gear title - Tails second solo adventure! When a disastrous army threatens to destroy the young fox's favorite vacation site, it's up to the little inventor to craft up a scheme to get these crazy cuckoos out of here! Primarily by making weapons of war. It's all war. Listen in as Dan and Tay once more enter the ring and prevail over a unique game that is sadly flawed by its console restraints.

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What's this?? An episode of firsts for the pod?! Welcome listeners to Special Stages, bonus episodes for when we decide to talk about something outside of our normal coverage! On this first episode, Dan was a little too sick to get in the recording booth so I called upon my fellow pod-friend, the Marsh Land Monster himself, James McCollum! Sit with us as we have a discussion about the IDW one-shot focused on Classic-era Tails and his adventure on Flicky Island! An old nemesis, smart thinking, and classic cartoon antics are abound in this episode, along with some talk of Alfred Hitchcock, Sonic nursing homes, and more! Tune in to this special frequency of Speed Radio!

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Come one, come all, for the sidekick sensation's starring spot on the Game Gear! Dan and Tay return to the hot seat to talk about Tails' Skypatrol, a previously-Japan exclusive release during the mid-90s era of Sega - perhaps an era best left in the past for Sonic media. Make a coffee and relax, as this episode is as breezy as the World of Longplay's full playthrough - which has left plenty of room to chat about Donkey Kong banana mines, the terror of the Sega shout, and post-Skypatrol media! Enjoy another quality broadcast from your favorite boys at Speed Radio!

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Hear ye, Hear ye! On episode nine of Speed Radio, Dan and Tay enter the dark ages of Sega's console life as they play the infamous title, Knuckles Chaotix! A game with a funky history that defined what it would become, an amalgamation of scraps tethered together into one hodge-podge of a product, these two hosts fling themselves forward into the abyss and chat about this unique, but ultimately failed title. Come along as they chat about this game's odd structure, ingenious special stages, and Tay's crazy love for one tough gator! It's an episode for the books, folks!

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